Information sending method and information sending apparatus

Abstract

An information sending method includes: determining related information of a slice supported by a cell; and sending the related information to a non-access stratum by means of an access stratum.

1 . An information sending method, performed by a terminal, and comprising:
 determining related information of a slice supported by a cell; and   sending the related information to a non-access stratum by means of an access stratum.   
     
     
         2 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , wherein the slice comprises at least one of:
 a slice supported by a cell where the terminal is currently located;   a remapping slice supported by the cell where the terminal is currently located;   a slice supported by a neighboring cell of the cell; and   a remapping slice supported by the neighboring cell of the cell.   
     
     
         3 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , wherein the related information comprises at least one of:
 an identifier of the slice;   an identifier of the cell supporting the slice;   signal quality of the cell supporting the slice;   whether a network allows to access the slice; and   a priority of the slice.   
     
     
         4 . The information sending method according to  claim 3 , wherein the priority of the slice is determined based on at least one of:
 an indication of a base station;   a quantity of cells supporting the slice; and   signal quality of the cell supporting the slice.   
     
     
         5 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , wherein sending the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum comprises:
 sending, in response to determining an update of the related information, the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         6 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , wherein sending the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum comprises:
 sending, in response to a terminal residing in a reselected cell after cell reselection, related information of a slice supported by the reselected cell to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         7 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an expected slice needed for the non-access stratum; and   the related information at least comprising: whether a suitable cell supporting the expected slice exists in a cell where a terminal is currently located and a neighboring cell of the cell.   
     
     
         8 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an expected slice needed for the non-access stratum; and   sending the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum comprising:   sending, in response to inexistence of a suitable cell supporting the expected slice in a cell where a terminal is currently located and a neighboring cell of the cell, the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         9 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an expected slice needed for the non-access stratum; and   sending the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum comprising:   sending, in response to existence of other alternative slices needed for the non-access stratum besides the expected slice, the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         10 . The information sending method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining an expected slice needed for the non-access stratum; and   sending the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum comprising:   sending related information of a suitable slice belonging to the expected slice in the slice to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         11 . An information sending method, performed by a base station, and comprising:
 sending related information of a slice supported by a cell corresponding to the base station to a terminal.   
     
     
         12 . The information sending method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 sending indication information to a terminal to indicate the terminal to send the related information to a non-access stratum by means of a access stratum.   
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . A terminal, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory configured to store a computer program, wherein   in response to determining that the computer program is executed by the processor, the computer program implements:   determining related information of a slice supported by a cell; and   sending the related information to a non-access stratum by means of an access stratum.   
     
     
         16 . A base station, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory configured to store a computer program, wherein   in response to determining that the computer program is executed by the processor, the computer program implements the information sending method according to  claim 11 .   
     
     
         17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The terminal according to  claim 15 , wherein the slice comprises at least one of:
 a slice supported by a cell where the terminal is currently located;   a remapping slice supported by the cell where the terminal is currently located;   a slice supported by a neighboring cell of the cell; and   a remapping slice supported by the neighboring cell of the cell.   
     
     
         20 . The terminal according to  claim 15 , wherein the related information comprises at least one of:
 an identifier of the slice;   an identifier of the cell supporting the slice;   signal quality of the cell supporting the slice;   whether a network allows to access the slice; and   a priority of the slice.   
     
     
         21 . The terminal according to  claim 20 , wherein the priority of the slice is determined based on at least one of:
 an indication of a base station;   a quantity of cells supporting the slice; and   signal quality of the cell supporting the slice.   
     
     
         22 . The terminal according to  claim 15 , the computer program further implements:
 sending, in response to determining an update of the related information, the related information to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         23 . The terminal according to  claim 15 , the computer program further implements:
 sending, in response to a terminal residing in a reselected cell after cell reselection, related information of a slice supported by the reselected cell to the non-access stratum by means of the access stratum.   
     
     
         24 . The terminal according to  claim 15 , the computer program further implements:
 determining an expected slice needed for the non-access stratum; and   the related information at least comprising: whether a suitable cell supporting the expected slice exists in a cell where a terminal is currently located and a neighboring cell of the cell.